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Back to SearchE319: Friedrich Zawrel (part I)
Friedrich Zawrel grew up in Vienna during the Third Reich. As a child, he was labeled “difficult” and “unmanageable” by the authorities. That was eno…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
E318: The Children of Spiegelgrund
Vienna, 1940. On the hills above the city stood a children’s psychiatric institution called Am Spiegelgrund. Officially it was a place for treatment,…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
E317: The Campden Wonder
In 1660, a respected estate steward left the English market town of Chipping Campden to collect rent and never came home. His bloodstained belongings…
5 months ago
E316: MACABRE - Say What?!
Why do we casually reference pillories, hunger, or medieval tally sticks while talking about our week?
In this episode, we’re digging into the origin…
5 months, 1 week ago
E315: Friedrich II. - The Great Escape (part III)
In Part 3, we follow Friedrich after Küstrin.
This episode looks at what Friedrich became once he held absolute power: the military strategist, the …
5 months, 2 weeks ago
E314: Friedrich II. - The Great Escape (part II)
After being arrested and imprisoned at Küstrin, Friedrich is stripped of rank, freedom, and is forced into isolation, surveillance, and humiliation, …
5 months, 3 weeks ago
E313: Friedrich II. - The Great Escape (part I)
Friedrich II of Prussia is remembered as “the Great.”
But before he became the most famous Prussian king, he tried to run!
In this first part of a two…
6 months ago
E312: MACABRE - Edith Kadivez
In 1920s Vienna, a woman calling herself Baroness Cadvé ran what appeared to be a private language school for children. Behind the polite advertiseme…
6 months, 1 week ago
E311: MYSTERY - My Cousin Vanished
If you want to watch Henry's wonderful documentary, you can find the English version here:
https://www.henryhauck.de/en-us
and the German version her…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Fresh Hell presents: Our True Crime Podcast -Murder of Michele MacNeill
Today we’re sharing an episode from our friends at Our True Crime Podcast, covering the deeply troubling murder of Michelle McNeill.
Learn more abou…
6 months, 2 weeks ago